Funeral was Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Lakeside Baptist Church in Granbury. Burial: White Church Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation was Sunday at Wiley Funeral Home.

Mr. Fox was born March 18, 1923, in Walnut Springs, to Eldridge and Lena Mae Cooper Fox. He married Willie Gosdin, Aug. 10, 1941, in Glen Rose. Earl was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Earl farmed for several years and was an insurance agent for many years. He was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church.